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Childcare (and other “cares”) are being conflated with remote work. Remote work is still work - when you are forced to also handle childcare, you are basically
by sologoub 6y ago
Childcare (and other “cares”) are being conflated with remote work. Remote work is still work - when you are forced to also handle childcare, you are basically working two jobs, at the same time. No wonder that’s at very least suboptimal.
Long term, I really hope we arrive at a scenario where people can focus on one job at a time and choose the most productive environment for them/their team.
The narrative that remote work == work + childcare is just false though. Current pandemic situation is not normal in any sense and the loss of general services is very painful for everyone.
- x87678r 6y ago> remote work == work + childcare is just false Have you tried it yourself? Technically you're correct, in reality just being in the house means you can be available.
- sologoub 6y agoThat’s just it, it doesn’t. To compare apples to apples between office and wfh, there has to be child care arranged and it can’t be the same person as the one working. You usually don’t take kids into the office. Work is still work, regardless of location. The current situation with child care effectively closed has created the situation where you have to do both work and care for the kids. If you move that same situation into the office, it’s not going to be pretty.